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US2684979A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Purification of acrylonitrile

Assignee: Monsanto Chemicals Ltd
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Filing: 1951-04-02
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Granted: 1954-07-27
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Expires: 1971-04-02
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Ralph R Wenner
  • 👤 Gordon H Lovett

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-31 09:03
CPC Classifications
C; C07; C07C; C07C253/00; C07C253/32; C07C253/34

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 54 words
THE PROCESS WHICH COMPRISES CONTACTING A CRUDE ACRYLONITRILE CONTAINING WATER-SOLUBLE IMPURITIES WITH AN AMOUNT OF WATER SUFFICIENT TO DISSOLVE AT LEAST 10% BUT NOT SUBSTANTIALLY IN EXCESS OF 35% BY WEIGHT THEREOF, SAID CONTACTING BEING CARRIED OUT IN A SERIES OF ALTERNATING QUIESCENT AND AGITATED ZONES, AND RECOVERING ACRYLONITRILE SUBSTANTIALLY FREE OF SAID IMPURITIES.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 54 words
THE PROCESS WHICH COMPRISES CONTACTING A CRUDE ACRYLONITRILE CONTAINING WATER-SOLUBLE IMPURITIES WITH AN AMOUNT OF WATER SUFFICIENT TO DISSOLVE AT LEAST 10% BUT NOT SUBSTANTIALLY IN EXCESS OF 35% BY WEIGHT THEREOF, SAID CONTACTING BEING CARRIED OUT IN A SERIES OF ALTERNATING QUIESCENT AND AGITATED ZONES, AND RECOVERING ACRYLONITRILE SUBSTANTIALLY FREE OF SAID IMPURITIES.

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

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3.5 Years (Year 4) 1957-07-26 1958-01-25 1958-07-27 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1961-07-26 1962-01-25 1962-07-27 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1965-07-26 1966-01-25 1966-07-27 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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